2006: In Alberta, winter's first blast created icy roads and poor
visibility, causing 1 death and several injuries and a rush on hardware and
sporting goods. Over 1 m of snow stranded 40 surveyors of pine beetles in
remote Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, but they were equipped with blankets,
plastic sheets, waterproof matches, food rations, first-aid kits, global
positioning devices, and radios.